Rachelle & David in Sunnyvale, CA

Sometimes, a good, old-fashioned fix-up happens to work. Rachelle Schmitz and David Piatek are a perfect example: A friend from David's hometown of Buffalo, New York, knew both of them and managed to get them together. A year later, David took Rachelle to the beach and popped the question. THE BRIDE Rachelle Schmitz, a sales administrator THE GROOM David Piatek, a network engineer THE DATE March 16 Plans for a ceremony at St. Joseph Church in Cupertino and a reception at The Historic Del Monte Building in Sunnyvale came together quickly, thanks to Rachelle's decisive attitude. My mom passed away several years ago, she says, so there was none of the traditional mother-daughter planning. I really just did what I wanted to do. The Del Monte Building was the perfect site for us. It wasn't flashy, but it was elegant enough to put on a good party.